LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

corymbus

corymbus m (genitive corymbī)
Classical[kɔˈrym.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrim.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinecluster of fruit or flowers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecorymbuscorymbī
genitivecorymbīcorymbōrum
dativecorymbōcorymbīs
accusativecorymbumcorymbōs
ablativecorymbōcorymbīs
vocativecorymbecorymbī

cŏrymbus, i, m., = κόρυμβος,
I. a cluster of fruit, a cluster of flowers of different plants; so esp. freq. of a cluster of ivyberries, Verg. E. 3, 39; Ov. M. 3, 665; Juv. 6, 52; for the crowning of Bacchus, Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 39; 3 (4), 17, 29; of Osiris, Tib. 1, 7, 45: ferulae, Plin. 19, 9, 56, § 175: elaphobosci, id. 22, 22, 37, § 79 al.—
II. Meton.
A. Of carved clusters for the ornamenting of ships, Val. Fl. 1, 273; 4, 691.—
B. The nipple, Ser. Samm. 20, 356.—
C. An elevation of earth, Auct. Aetn. 106.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos, “peak, summit; cluster of fruit; necklace”), from the same source as κορυφή (koruphḗ, “head, top, skull”).

Descendants
  • Italiancorimbo
  • Spanishcorimbo

In English words that came into English from corymbus

  • corymbcorymbus
  • corymbuscorymbus

Quick answers

What does corymbus mean in Latin?
corymbus, a noun, means “cluster of fruit or flowers”.
What is the genitive of corymbus?
The genitive singular is corymbī. corymbus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce corymbus?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈrym.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈrim.bus].